RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

TLS signed “Thornton W. Burgess,” one page, 8.25 x 7, personal letterhead, March 18, 1929. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Sister South Wind has just

American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Vintage pea

Pearls Gallery catalog for a Calder exhibition, entitled Crags and Critters of 1974, 9.25 x 9.25, signed inside the cover in blue felt tip, “Greetings

Influential Scottish-born Victorian philosopher, essayist, and historian (1795–1881). ALS signed “T. Carlyle,” one page both sides, 3.75 x 5, black-bo

Italian painter (1881–1966) associated with Futurism. ALS in Italian, one page, 5.75 x 9, L’Ambrosiano letterhead, Forte dei Marmi, July 22, 1936. Let

French photographer (1908–2004) considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. Masterful 5.75 x 4.25 postcard photo of Cartier-Bresson’s ‘Pari

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” four pages, 5 x 8, Florence, Italy, January 1, 1893. Letter to Frederick J. Hall. In full: “Ours of Dec. 19 is to hand, ...

American playwright and screenwriter. He won Academy Awards for Marty (1955) and Hospital (1971). Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black f

Signed book: Lucy Gayheart. Limited edition first edition of 749 copies (This being No. 84). NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. Hardcover, 6 x 9.25, 231 pages

Witty and desirable AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.25 sheet. Clemens writes: “The principal difference between a cat & a lie is, that a cat has onl...